We are
looking to recruit a Stock
Accountant for
our client, a leader in the broadcast media sector, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Position Overview: Reporting to the Procurement and Stock Controller, the role will ensure that stock control procedures are in place and will also be responsible for ensuring accurate and efficient management of stocks.
Position Overview: Reporting to the Procurement and Stock Controller, the role will ensure that stock control procedures are in place and will also be responsible for ensuring accurate and efficient management of stocks.
The
role will also support in financial reporting through ensuring all stock data
is updated correctly.
Context
Context
- Multinational/multicultural
organization
- The
working environment can be described as Leading edge technological;
Participative; Competitive; Pressurized and deadline driven.
- Evolving
group reporting structure
- Evolving
reporting requirements (statutory & management)
Responsibilities
- Improve
cost allocation within P&L and report accurately.
- Maintain
Import Cost Price Model.
- Prepare
month end stock reconciliations and agreed stock balance to the General
Ledger.
- Perform
monthly and year-end closing of inventory in values.
- Implement
inventory policies and procedures.
- Perform
weekly and monthly physical stock checks and highlight variances and ensure
accurate inventory levels are maintained at the warehouse.
- Prepare
and distribute daily, weekly, monthly and ad-hoc inventory levels and
consumption reports to all the relevant departments.
- Maintaining
acceptable and accurate inventory levels at warehouse/inventory locations
based on goods in the store.
- Coordinate
with accounting to ensure that all product costs are properly taken in the
cost of sales and inventory costs.
- Responsible
for communicating with all department managers and purchasing on inventory
levels and locations.
- Create
and post invoices to intercompany and local suppliers.
- Verify
the price of the stock received by the warehouse on the invoices matches
with the committed prices during the plan.
- Ensuring
that finished goods delivered to the customers are matched with the actual
invoices issued to the customers and payments are done on time.
- Check
intercompany balances and solve balances.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s
degree in Commerce or business
- Professional
accounting qualification (ACCA/CPAK).
- Knowledge
of stock Accounting /Inventory Management, IFRS and financial
reconciliation
- At
least 4 years’ experience in a similar role
- High
level proficiency in SAP and MS Office, and especially MS Excel
- Must
possess skills in general ledger accounting with bias in stock accounting
and purchase order processing.
- Awareness
of Financial accounting working knowledge
- Must
be a person of integrity, a team player and possess a positive attitude
- Quick
thinker with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Self-motivated,
proactive and willing to learn
- Ability
to work well under pressure, deadline orientated and be able to prioritize
- Good
communication and problem solving skills
- Strong
figure orientation with accuracy and attention to detail
Remuneration: An attractive salary
package is on offer dependent on skills, qualifications and experience.
Please fill in the attached form and send in MS Excel format, as well as your CV in MS Word format to jobs@instepbusinesssolutions.com.
Please fill in the attached form and send in MS Excel format, as well as your CV in MS Word format to jobs@instepbusinesssolutions.com.
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the job title on the subject.